In the meantime, I've finished Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 1 and it was great!. I thought it meandered a bit while reading but in the end it suddenly starts moving more quickly and comes together, which was great. Of course right at the moment when you feel that it's going to take off, I'm left hanging with no Library Edition volume 2 announced yet.

After that, I've read The Sandman Omnibus Volume 1. WOW! Why did I wait so long to start reading this? I guess I was a bit intimidated with all the praise for its literary and other references. While I'm educated I was afraid that I wouldn't "get" it.

To anyone who has the same concerns: don't worry and dive right in! The series is engaging and entertaining in its own right. Even though I know that I did not catch all the references (probably the majority), I really enjoyed the book. Now I'm already 300 pages into the second omnibus and immensely enjoying it.